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Show i Tho elderly man with tho diamond horso-shoo scarfpln nnd tho thick-soled thick-soled brilliantly polished shoes, who was sitting near tho door, rolled his unllghtcd cigar around in his mouth and turnod to his companion. "Yes," ho said, "you might say that It was a gift. If a dog has got anything any-thing in him I can bring it out. I know Just how to handle 'om. It makes mo sick to think of tho good dogs that aro running loose around tho town that ain't got a partlclo of ejercatlon dogs with sonso that only wants a llttlo training to bo a credit to tho man that owns 'om. I can take a dog and mnko a gentleman of him. Now that dog out there " Ho opened tho car door, admitting a rush of cold air that mado tho woman wom-an shiver who was hanging to tho Btrap over his head, nnd gazed out on tho rear platform whero a bright, intelligent-looking collie was sitting, receiving re-ceiving tho admiration of tho platform passengers with an air of dignity mingled min-gled with satisfaction. "Is ho all right?" Inquired tho other man. "Ho'a all right," said tho dog'3 owner, own-er, its the dog half roso and wagged his tall furiously. "Only," ho added, with a- Bovoro oyo on tho dog, "he's taking up too .much room thero. Suppose Sup-pose you turn around and Ho down thero in that corner so'st thoro's room for somebody elso on that platform besides you," ho suggested, and the dog promptly turned around and crawled to tho corner indicated, where no curled himself up In tho smallest , . posslblo space. "Thero," said tho man, triumphantly, triumphant-ly, "all ho wants is n hint." Ho leaned back in his scat, forgetting to close tho door. "Isn't it wonderful!" exclaimed ono of tho standing women, addressing tht ono who had shivered. - - "Very," replied she, changing hands on her strap and sighing wearily. "It's a pity, though, that thero aren't Bomo capable dogs that would tako a man and mako a gentleman of him." She looked at tho dog's owner as sho Bpoko I and ho nppearcd uncomfortable. V"'"" |